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What species of wood are you using for painted cabinets?

8/25/16       
Brett

Hi,
I'm just wondering what type of wood species you guys typically use for painted cabinets? We have used mostly poplar for as long as I can remember but we have had a couple of problems with the doors warping with the last couple jobs. Some doors that are perfect will end up warping a few months down the road. One of these jobs happens to be inset so you can imagine what a slightly warped door is going to look like. We sub out most of our doors and they have a "paint grade" species that we always use for painted cabinets. This seems to be a mix of mostly poplar with some soft maple mixed in. Would it be the poplar that is warping or maybe a bad batch of lumber? We're possibly thinking of going with all soft maple doors for painted cabinets but would appreciate any of your input.

8/25/16       #2: What species of wood are you using ...
Wyatt

We use soft maple. We have had the same problem with poplar in the past. I told our door company if any doors show up made out of poplar I will refuse them. That stuff just isn't stable.

8/25/16       #3: What species of wood are you using ...
Dennis

I also use soft maple for paint grade doors, aside from the potential for warping, poplar is just too difficult to get a smooth finish on. You can use a "paint grade" maple which has too much color variation for staining but works fine for solid colors.

8/25/16       #4: What species of wood are you using ...
Adam B Member

Brett,

have you ever tried/considered 1 piece MDF doors?

8/25/16       #5: What species of wood are you using ...
JeffD

Soft maple here as well, poplar it just not the best wood for better quality cabinet doors.

good luck
JeffD

8/25/16       #6: What species of wood are you using ...
Leo G

Paint grade is soft maple and I mostly use an MDF panel.

8/25/16       #7: What species of wood are you using ...
Edi Silva  Member

Website: silvawoodworking.com

Soft Maple and Mdf for panels, we primed our panels prior to assemble the doors also.

8/26/16       #8: What species of wood are you using ...
Brett

Adam,
We have considered 1 pc. mdf doors but we have yet to try them. I'm not sure mdf doors would be as durable though. I would be worried about the corners chipping in a heavily used kitchen but maybe I'm wrong. I think we may try soft maple and see if we have a better outcome than poplar.

8/26/16       #9: What species of wood are you using ...
Tony

Definitely soft maple. The grain in poplar will telegraph through the finish no matter how well it's prepped.

8/26/16       #10: What species of wood are you using ...
Dan/drbwoodworks

Soft maple and have used hard maple a few times . We make our doors and can't remember ever having a door warp . We always prime the panels with a tinted primer that matches top coat . If you're spraying lacquer the finish is much better than poplar . I think poplar dents way easier too.

8/27/16       #11: What species of wood are you using ...
Harold morantz

Website: http://morantz cabinets.com

There is an interesting thread in the knowledge forum about the advantages of MDF one piece doors. They are all we use and once finished with a high quality conversion lacquer, they are as good or better than a 5 piece door. We band the square edge shakers with maple or birch banding and our finisher takes it from there.


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8/28/16       #12: What species of wood are you using ...
Scott

The doors look ok in the picture, are the huge spaces above the pull outs there for a reason?

8/29/16       #13: What species of wood are you using ...
Harold morantz

Website: http://morantzcsbinets.com

Our standard is 3mm. The dishwasher looks like it may have been installed a little low and had a larger gap. Expanding a photo on phone or computer always makes these gaps bigger than they are.

8/31/16       #14: What species of wood are you using ...
Adam

Soft maple with glued in mdf panels.

Poplar used to grow like a weed. Now with all the extra CO2 it grows as fast as bamboo with some trees having 1 inch growth rings.

It was a poor wood for anything but trim. Now its getting dodgy for even trim. I haven't trusted it for doors for 20yrs.

I think the only thing growing faster than poplar is the poison ivy vines. Isn't climate change great...

9/3/16       #15: What species of wood are you using ...
Larry

Soft maple


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